Hawker Beechcraft is running normal shifts today, after canceling second and third shifts Tuesday because of bad weather.
The Wichita Aero Club luncheon Thursday will feature a panel discussion about work related to aviation, the environment and current trends and innovations undertaken by the Charles A. & Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation.
Panel members include BRS Aerospace CEO Larry Williams, Arlington Institute founder John Petersen, McDonnell Planetarium director Gregg Maryniak, Fantasy of Flight Museum founder Kermit Weeks and Blacksheep Consultants principal David Treinis.
Networking begins at 11:15; the luncheon begins at 11:45.
The event will be held at the Wichita Airport Hilton. For tickets, call 641-5962 or go to www.WichitaAeroClub.org .
Brazil-based Embraer is waiting for Boeing to decide what to do with the 737 before it makes a decision on the E-Jets, Embraer’s CEO told Bloomberg.
Embraer may decide to put new engines on the plane or build a new aircraft.
Embraer jets are smaller than Airbus and Boeing models, but the company might enter a new market for larger airplanes.
“If there’s an opportunity to maybe stretch our aircraft or do something a little bit bigger, we’ll of course decide and seize that opportunity,” Embraer CEO Frederico Curado told Bloomberg.
Airbus decided in December to re-engine its A320 single-aisle aircraft, and Boeing is deciding whether to replace the 737 engines or build a new model to replace the aircraft.
Mid-Continent Instruments has expanded its avionics repair capabilities to take on the repair of weather radar systems.
The company added equipment and a specially designated technician to repair the systems.
It is offering factory-level support, beginning with certain models of Bendix/King radar receivers and transmitters.
Additional models will follow, the company said.
Whether Mid-Continent will hire additional technicians for the work will depend on customer demand, said Julie Lowrance, Mid-Continent’s advertising and public relations manager.
Boeing Wichita was awarded a $134 million contract for funding of heavy maintenance during 2011 for VC-25 aircraft, according to the Department of Defense.
The aircraft, commonly called Air Force One, provides air transportation for the president.
At this time, $86.8 million has been obligated, the DOD said.
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